Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-22

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s~see 70 Nesee He1 Stck hauDoooos
cable special nom London % tie New York
World Of to-day says; It may possibly be remem-
eered that when the Duke Of sutherland visited
New YORK about eighteen months ago he Was
accompanied by q Ms. Blair, vhoSe presence
among the dacsi party excited good deal OF un-
pleasant comment In most OF the cities OF the
United states which he then visited. While sous
OF the Dukes entertainers rurposeiy ignored her
presence, Others Included her In the Invitations
extended 70 MS party, and she ATTENDED wedding
party and several other festivities In New York ia
the Dukes company.
~, The duke has recently been quite dangerously
1rentham, and the London daily press and sorfety
newspapers publish frequent medical bulletins as
10 MS condition. Considerable comment WAS how
ever, caused by the fact that not the
dukes serious illness, the duchess aud her dsuch
yer pefsi,,ed ID remaining quietly at rorquay, and
that The Marquis and Narchlone>s 90 stafford and
LORD Taroat should have Kept away IN 80 marked
manner IRON their sick fathers bedside.
Ihe reason OF this peculiar conduct on the part
OF the family was the presence At Trenhsn OF NrS
Blair, who absolutely declined 20 leave the dukes
peoside denomination In which she was sup
ported us MS graces approval and even entreatiez
Al length the doctors bulletins announced that
the dukes illness had taken critical Urn Cd &C
through the following twenty Hour hoQrS and the
nf.m the family o the danger D ana I 70 make
husband on what they considered his dssth-
bed The duchess who 10 a pe-sress IN
danes OF Europe, gave way 20 Their easreat,ss and
Travelled down 10 Trenthan account Ina nltd nv her
cso sons ner danghter LADY Alesshdr. and her
after their arrival the duke took sudden turn for
the better. and all Immediate danger was pas. A
between the injured wife and ser ch,kdree
the I'M o Other s'oe ana nS the in.r1dins lady on
drive the latter from the Souse and TO out = SION
70 the scandal The stranger. strong An the sup
port OF The duke, was however, victorious, and it
who len Trentham suddenly the very came dsy
How bitterly the duchess must have felt the ter.
i foe indignity 10 which she had been subjected
those alone VINO have had the privilege o. being
received at her magnificent London palace, kpoWI
as .'stanord House, can realize. The queen lost
friend ANNIE as sSs sIwSSs cs f her 's isSsas
mistress q the robes expressing the deepest sym-
palhy and condolence at The painful And distress-
Ing shock 10 which she had been subjected IL may
here be incidentally mentioned that the queen has
frequently visited the duchess of sutherland al her
remarked TO her grace with reisreace 10 ISs ma.
nlncence OF stafford Huuse, II am coming from
my house tneaning Buckingham Palaoe) 70 vlsat
About q fortnight later, the duke, who had
scarcely recovered from his inpesk embarked with
Mra Blair on board his yacht, and left Engisnd
on prolonged trip 20 Java and other similar out
landish places announcing that he would proba-
bly, be absent for over eighteen months Contrary
Blair is woman q The world VINO ' wss formeriS
Well known In London society. Although the above
matter has been the principal topic OF discussion
both In court circles and al the clubs for several
weeks past the greatest efforts have been made 20
keep Tue matter out Of the papers and The queens
telegram 70 The duchess l. the only item In con.
neclion with the scandal which has found its Way
into couple OF the society papers
IL greatly 10 Dc regretted That % enlighteood
and en- erprising peer As the Duke OF Sutherland
should have allowed himself 10 be involved In
scandal which calls 10 mind In q vfyid manner The
sensation created some twelve or fourteen months
IN M Ia..Ix~ -
bedulort forced MS most Charming and popular
vile 10 receive and submit 20 the presence Bad
minton OF the notorious opera boude actress Con-
ME GiichrtstIhe same who was present with the
late Lord Lonsdale at the time OF his peculiarly
tragic and revolving DEATH may add that thefO
tehtly circulated during the past few weekh &C.
cordlng 10 which it was asserted that the late Lord
Wolyertons sudden death few weeks ago occurred
while the millionaire banker peer was staying At
Brighton with the popular actress who ID NOV
playing Lena Despdrd In "As In Looking Glass
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